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| 4 | '''Jurnee Smollett''' (formerly credited as Jurnee Smollett-Bell; born Jurnee Diana Smollett on October 1, 1986 in New York City, New York) is an American actress. |
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| 6 | Formerly a child star who recurred as Denise on the Creator/{{ABC}} Franchise/{{TGiF}} sitcom ''Series/FullHouse'', Smollett-Bell portrayed the titular character of 1997's ''Film/EvesBayou'', which earned her critical acclaim while still at a young age. |
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| 8 | She continued acting into adulthood --primarily in television-- with some of her most notable credits including Creator/{{NBC}}'s ''Series/FridayNightLights'', Creator/{{HBO}}'s ''Series/TrueBlood'', and Creator/WGNAmerica's ''Series/{{Underground}}''. |
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| 10 | In 2018, Smollett-Bell was cast as the classic Creator/DCComics character ComicBook/BlackCanary for the 2020 film ''Film/{{Birds of Prey|2020}}'', based on [[ComicBook/BirdsOfPrey the comic book series of the same name]]. There were plans for her to reprise the role in a spinoff solo movie, but the project was cancelled. |
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| 12 | She is younger sister to actor/singer Creator/JussieSmollett. |
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| 14 | She has one son with musician Josiah Bell, to whom she'd been married from 2010 to 2020. |
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| 17 | !! Selected filmography: |
| 18 | * ''Series/FullHouse'' (1992 -- 1994) as Denise Frazer |
| 19 | * ''Series/OnOurOwn'' (1994 -- 1995) as Jordee Jericho |
| 20 | * ''Series/HanginWithMrCooper'' (1992) as Denise Frazer |
| 21 | * ''Film/EvesBayou'' (1997) as Eve Batiste |
| 22 | * ''Film/RollBounce'' (2005) as Tori Turner |
| 23 | * ''Film/GridironGang'' (2006) as Danyelle Rollins |
| 24 | * ''Series/GreysAnatomy'' (2008) as Beth |
| 25 | * ''Series/FridayNightLights'' (2009 -- 2011) as Jess Merriweather |
| 26 | * ''Series/TrueBlood'' (2013 -- 2014) as Nicole Wright |
| 27 | * ''Series/{{Parenthood}}'' (2013) as Heather Hall |
| 28 | * ''Film/HandsOfStone'' (2016) as Juanita Leonard |
| 29 | * ''Series/{{Underground}}'' (2016 -- 2017) as Rosalee |
| 30 | * ''WesternAnimation/SofiaTheFirst'' (2017-2018) as Chrysta |
| 31 | * Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse as [[ComicBook/BlackCanary Dinah Laurel Lance / Black Canary]] |
| 32 | ** ''Film/{{Birds of Prey|2020}}'' (2020) |
| 33 | * ''Series/{{The Twilight Zone|2019}}'' (2020) as Jasmine (Episode "Ovation") |
| 34 | * ''Series/LovecraftCountry'' (2020) as Letitia "Leti" Lewis |
| 35 | * ''Film/{{Spiderhead}}'' (2022): Lizzy |
| 36 | * ''Film/{{Lou|2022}}'' (2022): Hannah |
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